NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Blog Post Where Are You Headed This Travel Season? Jul 2018 Do you have a favorite national park vacation spot you love returning to each year? Are you finally getting to visit some of the places on your bucket list? We’d love to hear where your wanderlust is leading you this travel season — or where you’re dreaming of going next.
• Press Release Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns Jul 2018 Since becoming EPA administrator, Pruitt has failed to uphold even the most basic protections for our environment and public health.
• Blog Post Your Favorite Park Photos and Stories Jul 2018 People around the country have shared some of their most poignant and intriguing moments in national parks on NPCA’s recently relaunched MyParkStory site.
• Blog Post 11 of America’s Best National Park Beaches Jul 2018 Need some sun and surf in your travel plans? NPCA staff highlight top beach vacation spots at national parks around the country.
• Press Release Bipartisan Bill Offers Funding Opportunity for National Park Repairs Jun 2018 The Restore Our Parks Act includes significant investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion maintenance backlog
• Blog Post Wild Beasts of the Urban Jungle Jun 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Only two megacities in the world harbor wild populations of big cats (think panthers and mountain lions). One of those cities is located in the U.S. Do you know which one?
• Blog Post A New Resource in the Fight to Defend the Boundary Waters: Kids Jun 2018 | By Joseph Goldstein Teen advocate launches a new initiative to motivate youth to protect wild places, including the watershed that includes Voyageurs National Park.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 4760 & H.R. 6136 Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes expected on June 21, 2018.
• Press Release Disappointing: Supreme Court To Reconsider Park Service Authority Over Waterways in Alaska Jun 2018 The Supreme Court agreed to consider a case involving the National Park Service’s ability to regulate hovercraft and other activities on navigable waters within national park boundaries.
• Press Release Geothermal Development Prohibited Near Valles Caldera National Preserve Jun 2018 The Santa Fe National Forest's decision protects the unique thermal features in Valles Caldera National Preserve
• Press Release Air Permit Issued for Proposed Refinery Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Jun 2018 More than 10,000 people opposed the refinery, citing negative impacts to the park's air quality in written comments
• Policy Update Position on Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Jun 2018 NPCA, along with partners, sent the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture ahead of a markup scheduled for June 13, 2018.
• Magazine Article Lessons in Motion Summer 2018 | By Kate Siber Homeschooling on the road isn’t always easy, but enthusiasts say the big wide world — including national parks — is the best classroom.
• Magazine Article 'Harsh is Truth' Summer 2018 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan In this divisive political era, is it possible for the Park Service to support contemporary art that grapples with hot-button issues from immigration to climate change? At these parks, the answer is yes.
• Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky Summer 2018 | By Greg M. Peters A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
• Magazine Article The Meaning of the Chug Summer 2018 | By Karuna Eberl For years, abandoned Cuban refugee boats were considered trash. Now the Park Service and others are preserving the chugs and their stories.
• Magazine Article Death Valley Angst Summer 2018 | By Michael Branch, Hannah V. Branch On a desert hike, a father and his teenage daughter contemplate canyons, cliffs and the heartache that comes with growing up.
• Magazine Article Welcome Home? Summer 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Settling the question of whether flamingos are native to the Sunshine State.
• Magazine Article Small Plastic, Big Problem Summer 2018 | By Jacob Baynham Plastic is polluting oceans and national park beaches alike, and new studies show that even the tiniest pieces pose a large threat.
• Magazine Article A Ladder to the Top Summer 2018 | By Julie Scharper Thirty years ago, Vern Tejas overcame extreme cold and other dangers to become the first person to survive a winter solo ascent of Denali.
• Magazine Article Birds on the Battlefield Summer 2018 | By Nicholas Lund As green space shrinks and suburbs expand, a growing number of wildlife seekers are heading to historic parks for their nature fix.
• Magazine Article The Flower Shot Summer 2018 | By Emily Mount Photographers’ ‘Holy Grail’: catching the peak of the rhododendron bloom in Redwood National Park.
• Press Release Secretary Zinke Expected to Sign Off On Another Year of Every Kid in a Park Program Jun 2018 Passes for the upcoming school year will be available starting on September 1, 2018.
• Press Release More Wolves Coming to Isle Royale National Park Jun 2018 National Park Service's plan calls for the introduction of 20-30 wolves over a three to five-year period.

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